1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]平常的;不足为奇的 If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising. 平常的;不足为奇的
Foreign vacations have become commonplace.
去国外度假已经变得很平常了。
It is commonplace for snipers to open fire on aid convoys.
2N-COUNT [usually singular, oft N to-inf/that]平常的事;司空见惯的事 A commonplace is something that happens often or is often found. 平常的事;司空见惯的事
It's become a commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
现在在街上时不时会看见有人饿晕。
3N-COUNT [usually singular]老生常谈;陈词滥调 A commonplace is a remark or opinion that is often expressed and is therefore not original or interesting. 老生常谈;陈词滥调
It is a commonplace to say that Northern Ireland is a backwater in the modern Europe.